Head Scratcher?
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Head Scratcher?
'02 Heritage Springer, running fine yesterday, this morning turn on ignition and:
1) No lights, but fender light and brake lights work.
2) No neutral, high beam or oil lights, but horn works.
3) Odometer shows miles, but engine won't crank.
All fuses are good, battery is charged and connections are good. Carb model.
Bad ignition switch?
1) No lights, but fender light and brake lights work.
2) No neutral, high beam or oil lights, but horn works.
3) Odometer shows miles, but engine won't crank.
All fuses are good, battery is charged and connections are good. Carb model.
Bad ignition switch?
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Hell i would start there only takes like 15 minutes to take apart and clean it up... Worth a shot I'd think. Blinkers work? When my switch was acking up the blinkers and brake light wasn't working. If that don't help I'd try the relays?
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Took it apart, cleaned the switch contacts really well. They were pretty nasty. Bike starts and runs. Lights work. Now no horn, no odometer, no brake lights. No turn signals in either situation, but front running lights are now on. Fuses all good.
This is the type of situation I associate with a chewed up electrical system. Not the case here. I've had this bike since 2002 and no problems like this. When I figure it out it will probably be something simple.
This is the type of situation I associate with a chewed up electrical system. Not the case here. I've had this bike since 2002 and no problems like this. When I figure it out it will probably be something simple.
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well maybe it's time for a new switch... theres a plate in there or a ring with contact points they must have been swaped or flipped when it went back together? Making all the things that wasn't working work and vise versa? Atleast you know the relays are good... 
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Took it apart, cleaned the switch contacts really well. They were pretty nasty. Bike starts and runs. Lights work. Now no horn, no odometer, no brake lights. No turn signals in either situation, but front running lights are now on. Fuses all good.
This is the type of situation I associate with a chewed up electrical system. Not the case here. I've had this bike since 2002 and no problems like this. When I figure it out it will probably be something simple.
This is the type of situation I associate with a chewed up electrical system. Not the case here. I've had this bike since 2002 and no problems like this. When I figure it out it will probably be something simple.
above are on the same circuit (acc).
Last edited by C R; Sep 19, 2010 at 09:57 PM.
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This switch has had a lot of use in 8 years. The old style switrch probably would have failed a long time ago.
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happened to me the other day. wish i would have seen this earlier. you can set you test light up and check, but the acc. side is what you were getting power to. the ing. side was bad. sorry i got in on the tail end of this.